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shaken one's elbow

shaken one's elbow is the past participle of shake one's elbow.

Meaning of shake one's elbow

Verb

shake one's elbow (third-person singular simple present shakes one's elbow, present participle shaking one's elbow, simple past shook one's elbow, past participle shaken one's elbow)

  1. (archaic, slang) To gamble with dice.
    • When a little after as I passed by (the publick Kitchen just before mentioned) I saw him shaking his Elbow over a Gaming Table.1739, George Whitefield, The Life ... of ... G. W., page 93

Questions about shaken one's elbow

What is shaken one's elbow the past participle of?
Shaken one's elbow is the past participle of shake one's elbow.

Words near shaken one's elbow in the dictionary

  1. shaken like a leaf
  2. shaken off
  3. shaken off the dust from one's feet
  4. shaken on it
  5. shaken one's ass
  6. shaken one's elbow
  7. shaken one's head
  8. shaken out
  9. shaken over
  10. shaken the dust from one's feet
  11. shaken the dust from one's sandals

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